The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
SHORT AND SWEET.
A Condensed Record Of the News
of This Locality.
Leaves From the Pass Books Of the Dem.
ocrat's Army Of Newsgatherers---
This, That and 'Tother Thing
for Hurried ReruRal.

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GVernOna Jarbeau-" Starlight Fri
day night.
Mr.. J. B. Schissler, of Beach City, is
in town on business.
Mr.. Jacob Kemery, of Navarro, is
in the city on business.
Lawyer McCray, Of Ashland, o., is in
the city on legal business , e.
R. W. McCaughey, Esq, of Massillon
is in the city on legal business.
Alice Harrison and her select COM
pany in gPhotos" Thursday night.
The new gallery in the Tabernacle
will seat about three hundred people.
The last will and testament of John
H. Wegley was probated this morning.
The performance at the Peoples this
week is a good one. Go by all means.
Mr.. James M. Shrehier, of Bolivar, is
lying seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
An Oxford League was organized in
the First M. E. Church in this city last
night.
Ignatius Reemade and Rosa Hoffner,
of Massillon, have been granted license
owed. 4 y
Mr.. &. Z. Goldman, a member of the
Carrollton Bar, is in the city on legal
business. g 2
The election of new officers takes
place at the meeting of the X. of P.'s
Friday night.
Mr.. j. H. Eller, the iron roof manu-
facturer, is away on a business trip in
the southern part of the State. f5s
The City Library room is being
cleaned today; the carpets have been
taken up and things are considerably
torn up.
The Elks held an interesting meeting
last night. Among those initiated was
Mr.. James r. Funny) Adams, manager
of Orrin Barber's circus. af9
Elder e. 5. Petry, of Reddick, H.,
will preach in the Roland Church on
next Sunday afternoon at half-past two.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
Mr.. Charles Lehmen, who is in the
cigar and tobacco business on East
Tuscarawas street, made an assignment
yesterday afternoon to Judson A. Wann,
Sheriff Andrews, of Ashland county,
is in the city on business. He is a
brother of George B. Andrews who was
lately arrested for the robbery Of Mr.
John Holly. #
Mr.. A. E. Gillett, representing the
Mutual Aid Society 1. o. o. F. of Piqua
Ohio, is in the city assisting resident
Trnstee'S. Fl. Rockhill in extending the
benefits OF the society," z p
Joseph M. D'Ostroph, Esq, has pur-
chased the Louisville flour mills from
C.L. Juilliard, the assignee of s, Flick
niger, for $2,550, Sometime ago $14,-
900 was refused for the plant. This is
a good bargain for Prof.
The State Board of Agriculture, esti-
mates the acreage of wheat in Stark
county, as compared to that of 1856, at
80 per cent, and the present condition
fair. The estimated number of acres
for the harvest of 1888 is 49,9o5. .
A number of young people had a sur
prise ON Mr.. Frank Piero last night.
Tney caught him at his room, No, IA
North Market street, and from there
they went up to Schario's Hall where
they all INDUCED in a social dance.
Mr.. George D. Earl, route agent of
the American Express Co., has moved
his family from Cleveland to this city
and has taken up residence on West
Fifth street. The DEMOCRAT welcomes
Mr.. Earl and his family and hopes they
will make this city their permanent
home. -........... ....-.
Mr.. Francis Demeusy, who resides
with his son, Augustus Demeusy, on
East Reynolds street, was visited with
another stroke of paralysis yesterday
Mr.. Demeusy has had several previous
strokes and has been in a acritical con-
dition for some time. ~ pa
Mary Deville, through her attorney,
has filed petition with the Clerk OF
Courts, praying for divorce from her
husband, John Degille.. She has the
same old story to report, that of drunk
enness and extreme cruelty on the part
of her husband. She alleges that on
one occasion he became so cruel that he
put hot potatoes in her ears and partly
destroyed her hearing; and then he has
often kicked and choked her. She also
prays for such an amount Of his prop
erty as will provide for their three
children. JYJD n 81 Ft v.
Attention, Comrades of Canton Post.